By Adam King Switzerland = skiing, snowboarding and all winter activities, right? Wrong. While the skiing in the Swiss Alps is beautiful, no question, the biggest tourism season for Switzerland is actually in the Summer. “Why?” you might ask. Here are 5 reasons why Interlaken is better to hit in the Summer rather than the...Read More
The rules: Follow @bus2aps_travel on Instagram Tag @bus2alps_travel in your best travel photos “Share” the photo to your Facebook profile The winner will be announced next Monday at 12pm CET. The prize will be travel discounts. Happy Instagram-ing!Read More
Sitting in my apartment, I can hear tourists pass by on the Florentine street outside my window. Some complain about the rain, others comment on how beautiful the Duomo is. Some girls pass talking about day trips they’ll do while they study here, while others scoff at the fact that there’s a Subway Sandwich shop...Read More
Summertime travel is simple. There’s less to pack, everything is open, people are happy, and the sun is (usually) shining. Trying to decide where to travel – especially with so many options so close and easy to get to, is difficult. Take it from an experienced traveler; go with your gut feeling. Go where you’re...Read More
At the beginning of every semester, the Bus2alps crew – old and new – comes together in our hometown of Interlaken, Switzerland to hang out, get to know one another and get prepared for one hell of a semester. Take a sneak peak into our Fall orientation. Day 1: Monday kicked off our journey to Interlaken. The...Read More
When I studied abroad in Florence, Italy two summers ago, the first thing that I learned in Italian was, “L’Italia è un forno” meaning Italy is an oven. Let’s face it. Italy in the summertime is hot. The cities tend to be full of mosquitoes and heat rests on the shoulders of the city. Don’t...Read More
[slideshow]As we celebrated the Fourth of July this past week with celebrations of hot dogs and burgers, we sat back and recapped the past few weeks of summer. We realized that all of us here, while we are driven by crazy schedules and all go off in different directions every weekend, we still have complete...Read More
By Sarah Bilby. Bilby is currently studying abroad in Barcelona. Check out her full blog about her study abroad experience “http://sarahbilbyisnothere.tumblr.com/” Before you start reading these next posts, I should give you a fair warning, because this past weekend in Switzerland may have been the best weekend of my life. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating, but...Read More
By Holland Finley. Holland is a currently studying abroad In Prague with the University of Texas, and is a full-time student at the University of Texas. Check out her full blog about her time abroad “Passport Portfolio“ Croatia is perhaps my favorite place in the entire world. After being landlocked in a very chilly and...Read More
This is an entry for our Spring 2012 Why We Ride Blog Contest. Click here to read the original blog post on Lauren’s blog “la bella vita”, as well as her other adventures while studying abroad. This past weekend I went to Interlaken, Switzerland! This was probably one of the most spur of the moment, random trips I’ve...Read More
This is an entry for our Spring 2012 Why We Ride Blog Contest. Click here to read the original blog post on Meghan’s blog “La Bella Vita in Italia”, as well as her other adventures while studying abroad. This past weekend I went to Interlaken, Switzerland with a group of friends. We went with a group called Bus2Alps, which...Read More
This is an entry for our Spring 2012 Why We Ride Blog Contest by Matt M. —- Ok, my trip didn’t start too smoothly. I was coming off a wild week at Prague and Barcelona. I was planning on relaxing and having a catch up weekend with my older sister (shes a teacher in Madrid). I slept...Read More
